[WEB4LIB] New.net: Giving you the TLD's that ICANN('T)...

[Chris Shaffer]

> > But is this New.net domain system something that
> > "undermines the existing Internet"?
>
>How many people are going to install a new browser plug-in just to access
>the .foobar domain?

Not very many.  Their hope for success is signing up ISPs.  For example, 
EarthLink, one of the largest US providers, is automatically linking 
subscribers to New.net domains.  See http://www.new.net/help_isp_info.tp 
for more info.  According to the New.net homepage, there are currently 16 
million people with access to New.net domains.

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